Somehow or another, my students found out that I had a birthday coming up. They were very excited about this. So excited in fact, that my student with a broken arm took it upon himself to write it on the chalkboard in his awkward left-handed print. The big day was coming, but this year my birthday landed on a Saturday, a weekend, meaning no day party day for my hopeful students. Well, you can imagine my shock when I came to school (late) on Thursday morning and found a crowd of seventh graders waiting in my darkened classroom. I opened the door to a chorus of "Suprise!" and a round of "Happy Birthday." They got me so good. I had no idea this was coming. One student had made cupcakes; another had baked a chocolate cake; others had brought in an assortment of decorations that were strung around the room; several students got me presents; and someone had purchased a giant card that most of my students had signed. It was so nice and extremely thoughtful, especially considering most 13 year-olds are rather self-focused. I had such a nice day with them. Here's a few snaps of the party.
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